Maryland Civic Education Coalition: The 2023 Youth Service Awards will recognize exemplary Maryland youth and youth groups, from 6th to 12th grade, who rise up and lead Maryland through service with significant and direct volunteerism. (Students, you may nominate yourself!) Deadline April 5th
#ICANHELP and Digital4Good - So many opportunities to use digital for good! #ICANHELP has monthly webinars, special events, classes, workshops, and our social media community. All of the resources are available to help you engage students in digital citizenship. Sign up for the free 8:00 p.m., Thursday, April 6, webinar on writing your resume.
NatStuCo sticker design contest – National Student Leadership Week! Contest finalists will each receive a $100 gift card. The overall winner will receive a $250 gift card, and their school will receive 250 free stickers. The winning design will be printed and made available in the official NHS, NJHS, and NatStuCo online stores. Deadline April 7th
Learning for Justice Educator Fund: The LFJ Educator Fund funds classroom-level ($500 - $2,500 grants) and school & district-level ($2,500 - $25,000 grants) projects focused on restorative discipline, youth civic engagement, or dismantling oppressive narratives. Deadline April 14th
Summer 2023 Civic Spring Fellowships: The Civic Spring Fellowship is an opportunity for teams of four to seven young people to strengthen their civic capacities while addressing an identified community need. Teams will receive up to $14,000—including $1,800 stipends for Fellows. Deadline April 14th
MyImpact Challenge - MyImpact Challenge is a civic engagement contest hosted by the Bill of Rights Institute. Student service projects can win up to $10,000, with $40,000 in total prizes available to students and teachers. Deadline: May 21st
Legacy Youth Leadership is a 501(c)(3) that provides FREE, skill-based leadership programming to help students use their time, money, voice, and vote to make impact! Looking to engage students in service learning and increase the impact of their philanthropic efforts? Bring LYL's Student Leadership Program to your school as the first step. Students completing this program earn scholarship opportunities, conference invitations, mentorship, and more! Learn more about this opportunity by emailing Director of Outreach, Haley Thompson, at haley@legacyyouthleadership.org or use this link to set up a virtual information session.
Invent2Prevent - is a High School student-led, peer-developed initiative to prevent targeted school violence! Sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Center for Prevention Program and partnerships (CPS), high school students create and activate their own peer-developed initiatives, products, and tools to prevent targeted violence and help create safe schools and communities.
NatStuCo Distinguished Student Leaders: High School Students - A rigorous and challenging skill- and knowledge-based recognition program created to identify outstanding individual student council leaders in high schools. On-going applications
NatStuCo Emerging Student Leaders: Middle School: This program identifies outstanding student council leaders who have made significant strides in developing their skills as young leaders. On-going applications
